Best from Belarus: Belarusian music

Belarus has two official languages, and Russian is one of them. Which is why so much of the country’s music is performed in Russian – and why it fits perfectly here. This selection highlights the best bands and songs from Belarus – in Russian.

Belarusian bands Би-2, Molchat Doma, and Грязь are absent here because of prior coverage.

Brutto – Воины света (Warriors of Light, 2018)

Also see Родны Край (2015) and Партизан Рок (2015). And check out Железный (2012), Манифест (2008), and Капитал (2007) from Lyapis Trubetskoy (Ляпис Трубецкой), the band Brutto emerged from.

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Дай Дарогу! – Баю-Бай (Bye-Bye, 2020)

Also see Дискотека (2021), Д.С.П.Г. (2019), Тома (2018), Помоги! (2018), and Ня веру (2017). Check out How the clip “Дай Дарогу” – “Баю-бай” was created (34mag, 2020) and Belarusian rock band Dai Dorogu! releases political album slamming police brutality (The Calvert Journal 2020).

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Dlina Volny – Mechta (Dream, 2019)

Also see Кафе танцующих огней (2021, originally by Alla Pugacheva), Do It (2020), Whatever Happens Next (2020), and Prospekty (2019). Check out Dlina Volny: the Belarusian band bottling Brut Pop (The Calvert Journal, 2020).

Max Korzh (Макс Корж) – Времена (Times, 2021)

Also see also Её виной (2020), Жги, сын! (2020), 2 типа людей (2019), Малиновый закат (2018), and Слово пацана (2016), all available on YouTube. He once visited Amsterdam (2014).

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Nizkiz – Немею (I’m Numb, 2019)

Also see Правілы (2020), Интроверт (2019), Полночь (2019), and Небяспечна (2018).
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Petlya Pristrastiya (Петля Пристрастия) – Груз (Cargo, 2016)

Also see Прксблннст (2019), Бытонавты (2019), Цветок (2018), and Лучшее завтра (2018).
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Super Besse – Rodina (2020)

Also see Ozhog (2020), Omut (2018), Tak Silno (2017), Holod (2015), and Посмотри на меня (2013). Check out Super Besse выпустили сингл и клип «Rodina» (34mag, 2020) and The Joy of Violent Movement (2020).

Tima Belorusskih (Тима Белорусских) – Привычка убегать (Habit to Run Away, 2019)

Also see Тает Ещё (2021) and Фотоплёнка (2020).
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5diez (#####) – ЯМы (2021)

Also see Новые пророки (2021), Такой, как есть and Чужая игра (2019). More at Svaboda.org (2021, Belarusian).
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More Music: Bands from Belarus

• Akute
• Drezden (Belarus/Ukraine)
• Intelligency
• Mavl (Мэвл)
• Mustelide
• Naviband
• Nürnberg
• Shuma
• Znich
• Зал 600
• ЛСП
• Сiроп
• Эксгумация снов

More at BelarusFeed, Last.fm, Metal Archives, Spirit of Metal, and Wikipedia.

Check/read

• A Belarusian summer playlist. These are the songs that have defined Belarus’s historic protest movement (Meduza, 2020)
• 10 protest songs from Belarus on the latest events (Beehype, 2020)
• Are musicians in Belarus being locked up because songs are instrumental for change? (Euronews, 2020)
• The Sound of Belarussian Rock (Spotify)
• 10 Belarusian Musicians You Should Know (Minsk Not Dead)

Belarus: History and Surprising Facts

• Why Belarus is not White Russia | The history of Belarus and its name (Hetmanopedia, 2020, 19 m)
• There Are 2 Countries Called Russia (Name Explain, 2020, 6 m)
• Why is Belarus a country? – History of Belarus in 10 Minutes (Knowledgia, 2020, 10 m)
• Why does Belarus Exist? (Short Animated Documentary) (History Matters, 2019, 3 m)
• 10 + Surprising Facts About Belarus (FTD Facts, 2019, 11 m)
• Belarus. Interesting Facts: Cities People & Nature (RussianPlus, 2018, 12 m)
• History of Belarus – The Songs of Old Europe (Volya Dzemka, 2018, 5 m)
• 20 facts about Belarus (Pavel Supanenka, 2017, 5 m)
• Geography Now! Belarus (Geography Now, 2015, 11 m)

Most of the music here is also in this R1 playlist on YouTube (in order of publication).
Don’t miss Best Russian Music and Russian Song Lyrics.
More music on Music in Russian. More Russia on Rad Russia. 

last edited December 9, 2025